Ģirts Ankipāns
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| Ģirts Ankipāns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Girts Ankipans | |||
| Born |
29 November 1975 Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
HK Essamika Ogre ESC Harzer Wölfe Braunlage EHC Neuwied EHC Timmendorfer Strand HK Riga 2000 EV Füssen EV Landshut Dinamo-2 Minsk Dinamo Minsk Dinamo Riga | ||
| National team |
 Latvia | ||
| Playing career | 1991–2013 | ||
Ģirts Ankipāns (born 29 November 1975) is a retired Latvian ice hockey player and coach. Currently he serves as the head coach of Dinamo Riga in KHL.
Career[edit]
Playing career[edit]
He started his professional ice hockey career in Latvia, where he played for various local teams. During the 1996-97 season, he became the best goal-scorer of the Latvian Hockey League. Next 7 seasons Ankipāns spent playing in German hockey leagues. Before the 2003-04 season, he returned to Latvia and joined HK Riga 2000. He played five seasons with Dinamo Riga in KHL before retiring as player.
International career[edit]
He has played for the Latvia men's national ice hockey team in 2003, 2005 and 2009 World Championships as well as in 2006 Winter Olympics.
Coaching career[edit]
After ending his career as player Ankipāns joined Dinamo coaching staff as assistant coach.[1] On September 28, 2017, he became the interim head coach of the team, replacing Sandis Ozoliņš. On March 29, 2018 Ankipāns was signed as the head coach. [2]
Career statistics[edit]
Regular season and playoffs[edit]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1991–92 | HK Cēsis Vendenieki | LAT | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | HK Essamika Ogre | LAT | 22 | 43 | 35 | 78 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | HK Essamika Ogre | LAT | 21 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 69 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 1994–95 | HK Essamika Ogre | LAT | 24 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | HK Essamika Ogre | LAT | 29 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Juniors Rīga | EEHL | 32 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Juniors Rīga | LAT | 19 | 34 | 34 | 68 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Juniors Essamika Rīga | EEHL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Lillehammer IK | NOR | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Harzer Wölfe Braunlage | DEU.2 | 36 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Harzer Wölfe Braunlage | DEU.2 | 29 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | EHC Neuwied | DEU.2 | 24 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | EC Timmendorfer Strand | DEU.3 | 50 | 51 | 90 | 141 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | EC Timmendorfer Strand | DEU.3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | HK Rīga 2000 | EEHL | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | EV Füssen | DEU.3 | 44 | 30 | 50 | 80 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Landshut Cannibals | DEU.2 | 40 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | HK Rīga 2000 | LAT | 16 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | HK Rīga 2000 | EEHL | 25 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HK Rīga 2000 | BLR | 42 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | HK Rīga 2000 | LAT | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | HK Rīga 2000 | BLR | 41 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | HK Rīga 2000 | LAT | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2006–07 | Dinamo Minsk | BLR | 23 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Dinamo–2 Minsk | BLR.2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HK Rīga 2000 | LAT | 26 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 13 | ||||
| 2007–08 | HK Rīga 2000 | LAT | 28 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 51 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 2008–09 | HK Rīga 2000 | BLR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 52 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 50 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 31 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs | BLR | 13 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LAT totals | 202 | 180 | 204 | 384 | 316 | 26 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 28 | ||||
| BLR totals | 120 | 26 | 67 | 93 | 96 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| KHL totals | 202 | 28 | 42 | 70 | 108 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 | ||||
- LAT totals do not include numbers from the 2005–06 season, and 2006–07 playoffs.
International[edit]
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Latvia | EJC C1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1995 | Latvia | WJC C1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2003 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Latvia | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2006 | Latvia | OG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 | Latvia | OGQ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2009 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2010 | Latvia | OG | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2011 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |||
| Senior totals | 40 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 10 | |||
References[edit]
- ^ Dinamo Rīga (2013-07-01). "Treneru korpusu papildina Ankipāns un Klodāns". IIHF.com. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
- ^ Dinamo Rīga (2018-03-29). "AS "Dinamo Rīga" padomes sēdē par galveno treneri apstiprina Ģirtu Ankipānu". IIHF.com. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
External links[edit]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Ģirts Ankipāns at Dinamo Riga
- Ģirts Ankipāns at Olympedia
- Ģirts Ankipāns at Olympics.com
- Ģirts Ankipāns at Olympic.org (archived)
- Ģirts Ankipāns at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation, archive)
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